Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Teng Michael Kaiway 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A [AEXA] (Last) (First) (Middle) AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM ACQUISITION, CORP. A 801 JEFFERSON AVE., SUITE 250 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) REDWOOD, CA 94063 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Ordinary Shares	(1)	(1)	Class A Ordinary Shares	150,000	(1)	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Teng Michael Kaiway AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM ACQUISITION CORP. A 801 JEFFERSON AVE., SUITE 250 REDWOOD, CA 94063	X

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey Vignos, as attorney-in-fact		09/08/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As described in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-289701), under the heading "Description of Securities - Founder Shares," Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares on or prior to the tenth anniversary of the Issuer's initial business combination, upon the earlier of (A) the Issuer meeting certain share price performance thresholds following the completion of its initial business combination, and (B) subsequent to the completion of its initial business combination, the date on which a change of control occurs, in each case, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as provided therein.
Remarks: Power of Attorney as Exhibit 24.1.

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